WHO: Jade & Prometheus WHEN: Tuesday night WHERE: The studio WHAT: Greek apple magic WARNINGS: Accidental self-injury, sexuality
Jade thought that it was a gift from one of the many artists she knew in the city, because why else would there be a golden apple sitting in a small box on her doorstep when she came into the studio.
It sat all afternoon on the table and as Jade worked her eyes kept getting drawn back to it. She passed it more often than she needed to, picking it up and running her fingers over the smooth surface. She was so glad someone had given it to her. She deserved it. It was hers.
As the evening went on Jade's attention was only on the apple, her hands slipping, her grip on her work too loose, and by the time she finished up (having nothing finished at all) her hands and arms were covered in painful fresh cuts and burns, blistering and bleeding. They didn't matter though, because Jade had her apple.
She held it against her heart with a happy sigh and then sat it gently in the top of her bag. Outside she saw Prometheus' light still on and smiled, turning to go there instead.
Want.
She pushed open his door and said nothing as she approached him. He was working on something but Jade was more important than that and she deserved to have what she wanted, and what she wanted right now was him.
So she put herself in front of the work he'd been standing in front of and kissed him hungrily.
Prometheus worked because he had bills to pay. Quietly, along with his brother, he was making plans. The Olympians were far too popular and powerful to take on without a plan. But Zeus would suffer for every moment Prometheus had spend chained to that rock, having been tormented by the eagle's harsh beak.
He'd hardly heard Jade come in, focused on the last of the details of this work, before he was suddenly kissed. He was a bit thrown back because usually, she said hello. He set his hands from the clay to her waist, only taking a breath when he saw the wounds. "You're hurt?"
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[info]heliolatrous 2011-08-10 08:51 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select "Nothing hurts," Jade breathed, moving into kiss him again, unable to be distracted from having exactly what she wanted. Mine, she thought fiercely. Mine, mine, mine.
The flares of pain up her arms were nothing, and the blood that escaped as the skin stretched was meaningless. Jade just wanted what belonged to her.
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[info]firestealer 2011-08-10 09:03 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select Normally he'd be happy to oblige. He'd have long taken her upstairs if her arms weren't bleeding. He disentangled himself from the kiss, because at heart he could never see a mortal harmed. "You're bleeding." Breathing heavily he looked to her arms, "Jade, what happened?"
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[info]heliolatrous 2011-08-10 09:10 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select Jade blinked in confusion and followed his gaze to her arms. Then she looked up at him again, annoyance on her face. "Why don't you want me?" she demanded, but right now logic wasn't something Jade was capable of. She just knew that she was being refused when, dammit, no one should be refusing her.
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[info]firestealer 2011-08-10 09:14 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select He wondered if she was alright, if something was toying with her. HE smiled and set his arms on her waist. Maybe if he could gentle her into accepting his aid, he could figure more out. "Jade, I always want you. But, I would feel better if you let me look after these wounds, hm? And if you're good, I'll let you play doctor."
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[info]heliolatrous 2011-08-10 09:21 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select Jade smirked deviously, pressing herself against him. "I'm good at doctor," she promised him but then she shook her head. "But now. Want you now. Stop arguing!" If she had to she'd take what she wanted by force.
And Jade shoved Prometheus against the wall to kiss him again her bag slipped off her shoulder and fell to the ground, the golden apple rolling out across the studio floor.
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[info]firestealer 2011-08-10 09:26 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select She was being extremely feisty, and full of the fire that drew him so to her, but he figured that tending to wounds went before sex. He was trying to respond when she kissed him again, spotting the flash out of his eyes.
He recoiled into the wall like he could disappear. He knew that apple. It practically vibrated with energy. "Jade, love, where did you find that?"
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[info]heliolatrous 2011-08-10 09:31 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select Jade turned to look at it only for a moment, just to work out what he was seeing, and said, "gift."
Then she ignored it, her lips moving to Prometheus' throat as she undid the buttons on his shirt quickly.
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[info]firestealer 2011-08-10 09:38 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select It was hard to concentrate on anything, especially with her lips on her throat and her fingers in his shirt. And he could feel the blasted thing whispering.
Closing his eyes he leaned his head back. He wasn't going to have her with her mind under influence. He slid his hands up her back, glad he'd taken such an interest in acupuncture when it had been new. If he was lucky, he could press on those nerves he hoped would put her out.
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[info]heliolatrous 2011-08-10 09:48 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select Yes, yes, now he was behaving like Jade wanted. She ran her hands up along his bare chest and then- And then something tingled and Jade didn't even get to react to it before she passed out.
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[info]firestealer 2011-08-10 09:54 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select He caught her and sighed. Sometimes, just sometimes, he had too much honor. Gently he picked her up and carried her up the stairs and into his bed, making sure to tend to her wounds before letting her rest.
Then he dealt with the apple, getting it as far away from him and the studio as he could before returning to Jade's side. With a sigh he set a cup of coffee beside her before going into his kitchen. He doubted she'd like to hear what he'd say once she was awake.
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[info]heliolatrous 2011-08-10 10:02 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select When Jade stirred in Prometheus' bed she was surprised to find she had a splitting headache and her arms were bandaged.
"Jesus titty-fucking Christ in a cunt," she groaned, sitting up.
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[info]firestealer 2011-08-10 10:11 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select He heard her, and it made him smile, before finding her and leaning on the doorframe. "Welcome back." He motioned at the coffee, "you may want that." He smiled at her, "sorry about that. I think you just come to experience how willing Greeks are with fucking with the emotions of man." He walked closer, sitting on the end of the bed, gently taking her arms, "something got to you. And someone too. You just about threw yourself at me, uncaring for these." He pointed to the bandages, "so I made sure you were unconscious. Put you to bed."
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[info]heliolatrous 2011-08-10 10:16 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select "Yeah," Jade said, looking at her arms. "I remember it all."
Jade reached over for the coffee, her other hand pressed against her throbbing temple. She took a long sip and then looked at Prometheus. "It was that apple, wasn't it? Didn't even think about it at the time but golden apple, fall of Troy, Discordia: shoulda seen it."
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[info]firestealer 2011-08-10 10:20 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select "It's gone now. Far out of mind," then he nodded. "Eris, yes. Not too creative, but effective." He only vaguely remembered the fall of Troy. He was busy trying to get his life back together, and hiding from Olympians. "Somethings behind this. I try not to logic my way into chaos." Smiling he set his hand on hers, "and I may be a lot of things, but never the type to take advantage when I know a Greek's messing with minds. Drink your coffee, I'll call you a cab. Will you let someone look at those burns for me? I don't have that much first aid skill."
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[info]heliolatrous 2011-08-10 10:26 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select Jade shrugged. "I wouldn't have held it against you if you had," she told him, her hands wrapped around the coffee mug. "You weren't to know what was going on."
She looked down at her arms again and nodded. "I've got a friend who's a nurse, so I can get him to check them out. That cursed piece of fruit just made me a little bit careless about what I was doing."
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[info]firestealer 2011-08-10 10:30 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select He smiled at her, "I figured something was up when you didn't pause to let me look after that. Then I saw the apple. And I know, but it's a personal thing. You're too ear to me to do that."
He nodded, "thank you. I'll fix you something to eat if you want?"
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[info]heliolatrous 2011-08-10 10:44 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select "That's very sweet," Jade said (a little teasingly) after putting her empty mug down and leaning over to kiss his lips, lingering against him with a smile.
"And I'm starving," she nodded when she pulled back, "so yes please."
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[info]firestealer 2011-08-11 12:15 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select "It's my curse," he accepted the kiss willingly before rising and offering his hand to help her up before guiding her to the kitchen. He motioned to a seat before giving her a plate full of food. "Here, eat. For the sake of curiosity, you haven't encountered any other Greeks have you? Maybe said something?"
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[info]heliolatrous 2011-08-11 08:01 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select In the kitchen Jade sat down and started digging into the food hungrily. At his question she lifted her head and thought about it as she chewed. After swallowing she shook her head. "Not for ages," she told him. "I was fucking this guy back in Seattle who said he was Pan, but that was almost a decade ago and he could have been full of shit anyway."
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[info]firestealer 2011-08-11 08:13 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select He chuckled to that, sitting in front of her. He'd eaten earlier and he was never very hungry. "More then likely not. Pan is one of the ones who will boast about it. And take it personally if someone's impersonating him. I just wondered if you'd offended one of them. Not that it makes it right, of course."
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[info]heliolatrous 2011-08-11 08:41 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select "I offend a lot of people," Jade said, not actually sounding too worried about it. She was more interested at this point in eating all the food in the world. Apparently evil apple possession made a person pretty damn hungry. "I'm pretty fucking offensive." She grinned at him brightly.
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[info]firestealer 2011-08-11 08:57 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select He laughed, then shook his head. "You have yet to offend me. Maybe you should try harder. I just worry is all. I am fond of you. I'd be rather sad to see you used as a playtoy for the Olympians, because they think they're funny.." He set his hand over his, "let an old Titan worry."
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[info]heliolatrous 2011-08-11 09:07 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select "Personally I'd be rather sad to see me used as a playtoy by the Olympians too." Then she wiggled her eyebrows. "Unless it's a sexy playtoy."
She stabbed her fork at the food again and smiled at him. "Sometimes you sound like my dad, you know," she teased him. "Probably some Freudian shit right there what with me enjoying your cock so much."
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[info]firestealer 2011-08-11 09:22 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select "I'm about several decades older then you, and probably related in some way. I'm allowed. Besides I made the first of you, and no arguments about the logic of that all there they're my memories, so it helps. So if we're being Freudian, I have my share of it." Despite being so old her frank tone always managed to make him a bit shy. He was pretty sure it'd cost him his 'I am a Greek God' card somewhere.
"And don't say that too loud. Zeus does see certain things as a challenge. I would know."
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[info]heliolatrous 2011-08-11 09:28 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select "Related," Jade purred, "and you made me. That's almost more my father than my actual father." She got up from her chair and walked over to him, straddling his lap. "Kinky daddy," she breathed against his throat, tongue flicking out against the delicate skin there.
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[info]firestealer 2011-08-11 09:38 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select For a moment he wondered how it had gone from breakfast to this, but with her in sound mind he hardly minded. Chuckling he set his hands on her waist. "I'm Greek. We were a big contender on finding every kink you could think of."
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[info]heliolatrous 2011-08-11 09:42 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select "Well, that's good," Jade said as she pressed herself closer against him. "Cause I've got a few I've been aching to try out with you." She smirked and then kissed him, hands finding her way into his trousers.
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[info]firestealer 2011-08-11 10:01 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select His breath caught out of surprise and desire, letting his hands work on removing her shirt as his lips went to her neck. "Do share." He knew he could trust her, and the idea was appealing.
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[info]heliolatrous 2011-08-13 01:57 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select "I like control," Jade whispered against him breathlessly, one of her hands slipping down to encircle his wrist lightly. "Although I don't think you're the type that will let me tie you up."
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[info]firestealer 2011-08-14 09:49 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select He tensed for a moment before smiling at her, letting her take his wrist. "I don't mind being controlled lovely, but no ties. Let me learn you'll let me go first. Old habits, old dogs, all that. Give me time."
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[info]heliolatrous 2011-08-15 12:45 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select The sheer idea that Prometheus, a guy who'd been chained up and tortured for however many years, was even considering the idea of one day letting her tie him up... well, that made Jade feel incredibly powerful. She must have been doing something right if she'd gotten him thinking that way.
"Don't worry, old dog," Jade said as she kissed his throat, teeth just brushing against his skin as she kept her hand on his wrist, tightening it even so slightly. "I'll teach you plenty of new tricks."
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[info]firestealer 2011-08-15 01:50 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select His breath caught at her grip around his wrist and her teeth on his skin. He could easily get out from under her if he wanted, and it allowed him to relax. Being tied up was never a favorite, but he would indulge her, once he learned she'd let him go. "I look forward to that."